1920 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 39th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 29th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–79 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.

1920 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Cardinal Field (Since 1893) Sportsman's Park (since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	75–79 (.487)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Branch Rickey
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Regular season

Rogers Hornsby became a full-time second baseman. Hornsby won the first of his seven batting titles with a .370 batting average, and he also led the league in on-base percentage (.431), slugging percentage (.559), hits (218), total bases (329), doubles (44), and RBI (94). From a fielding perspective, Hornsby led the league in putouts, assists, and double plays.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Robins	93	61	0.604	—	49–29	44–32
New York Giants	86	68	0.558	7	45–35	41–33
Cincinnati Reds	82	71	0.536	10½	42–34	40–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	75	0.513	14	42–35	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	75	79	0.487	18	38–38	37–41
Chicago Cubs	75	79	0.487	18	43–34	32–45
Boston Braves	62	90	0.408	30	36–37	26–53
Philadelphia Phillies	62	91	0.405	30½	32–45	30–46

Record vs. opponents

1920 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	8–14–1	7–15	9–12	10–12	10–11	7–15	11–11
Brooklyn	14–8–1	—	13–9	10–12	15–7	14–8	12–10	15–7
Chicago	15–7	9–13	—	9–13	7–15	14–8	11–11	10–12
Cincinnati	12–9	12–10	13–9	—	6–16–1	14–8	12–10	13–9
New York	12–10	7–15	15–7	16–6–1	—	12–10	13–9	11–11
Philadelphia	11–10	8–14	8–14	8–14	10–12	—	9–13	8–14
Pittsburgh	15–7	10–12	11–11	10–12	9–13	13–9	—	11–11–1
St. Louis	11–11	7–15	12–10	9–13	11–11	14–8	11–11–1	—

Roster

1920 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Bill Doak Bob Glenn Marv Goodwin Jesse Haines Elmer Jacobs Hal Kime Mike Kircher George Lyons Jakie May Lou North Walt Schulz Ferdie Schupp George Scott Bill Sherdel Oscar Tuero		Catchers Verne Clemons Pickles Dillhoefer George Gilham Tim Griesenbeck Lew McCarty Bill Schindler Infielders Jack Fournier Rogers Hornsby Hal Janvrin Doc Lavan Milt Stock		Outfielders Cliff Heathcote Ed Hock Mike Knode Austin McHenry Heinie Mueller Joe Schultz Burt Shotton Jack Smith		Manager Branch Rickey

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Verne Clemons	112	338	95	.281	1	36
2B	Rogers Hornsby	149	589	218	.370	9	94
OF	Jack Smith	91	313	104	.332	1	28

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Schultz	99	320	84	.263	0	34
Heinie Mueller	4	22	7	.318	0	1

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jesse Haines	47	301.2	13	20	2.98	120
Bill Doak	39	270	20	12	2.53	90

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Marv Goodwin	32	116.1	3	8	4.95	23
Elmer Jacobs	23	77.2	4	8	5.21	21
George Lyons	7	23.1	2	1	3.09	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
George Scott	2	0	0	0	4.50	1
Bob Glenn	2	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

• Class B: Houston Buffaloes (Texas League; Jewel Ens, manager)
• Class D: Fort Smith Twins (Western Association; Boss Schmidt, manager)[1]

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1920 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1920 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com